Lauryn Hill, Carlos Santana - To Zion lyrics

One day, you're gonna understand zion

Unsure of what the balance held
I touched my belly overwhelmed
By what I had been chosen to perform
But then an angel came one day
Told me to kneel down and pray
For unto me a man child would be born
Woe this crazy circumstance
I knew his life deserved a chance
But everybody told me to be smart
"Look at your career, " they said
"Lauryn, baby use your head"
But instead I chose to use my heart

Now the joy of my world
Is in Zion! (Zion, Zion)
Now the joy of my world
Is in Zion! (Zion, uhh, Zion)

How beautiful if nothing more


Than to wait at Zion's door
I've never been in love like this before
Now let me pray to keep you from
The perils that will surely come
See life for you, my prince has just begun
And I thank you for choosing me
To come through unto life to be
A beautiful reflection of His grace
See I know that a gift so great
Is only one God could create
And I'm reminded every time I see your face

That the joy (Joy) of my world (World)
Is in Zion (Is in Zion)
Is in Zion (Is in Zion) now the joy (Joy)
Of my world (World)
Is in Zion (Is in Zion, is in Zion)
Now the joy (Joy) of my world (World)
Is in Zion (Is in Zion, is in Zion)
Now the joy (Joy) of my world (World)
Is in Zion (Is in Zion, is in Zion)

Marching, marching, marching, marching
(Marching)
To Zion, marching, marching, marching
(We gon' march)
Marching, marching, marching, marching
To Zion, marching, beautiful, beautiful, Zion
Marching, marching, marching, marching
To Zion, marching, marching, marching
Marching, marching, marching, marching
To Zion, marching, beautiful, beautiful, Zion
Marching, marching, marching, marching
(My joy, my joy)
To Zion, marching, marching, marching
(My joy, my joy)
Marching, marching, marching, marching
(My joy, my joy)
To Zion, marching, beautiful, beautiful, Zion
(My joy, my joy)
Marching, marching, marching, marching
(My joy, my joy)
To Zion, marching, marching, marching
(My joy, my joy)
Marching, marching, marching, marching
(You're the joy)
To Zion, marching, beautiful, beautiful, Zion
(Of my life)
Marching, marching, marching, marching
(It is in Zion)
To Zion, marching, marching, marching (Zion)
Marching, marching, marching, marching
(You're the joy)
To Zion, marching, beautiful, beautiful, Zion
(You're the joy of my life)
Marching, beautiful, beautiful Zion
(Is in Zion, Zion)
Marching, beautiful, beautiful Zion
(It is in Zion)
Marching, beautiful, beautiful Zion
Marching, beautiful, beautiful Zion
Marching, beautiful, beautiful Zion
Marching, beautiful, beautiful Zion marching

Okay, how many people here have ever been
In love? I know none of the
Guys are gonna raise their hand how many
Of y'all ever been in love?

(Mumbling)

I know none of the guys been
In we don't get in love
Right? Oh! Let this black man
Right here tell what his idea of love is
'cause not all the time we hear a
Young black man talk about love
About your personal definition
Don't tell me what Webster thinks huh?

Willingness to do everything for that person

Okay, everything like what? Explain
Let him talk, c'mon if
I asked him to talk about a fancy car
He'd be right on point but we wanna
Talk about love you can do it
(To another pupil) What do you think?
You said you love somebody
You should know why you love them right?

The way they act

Uh huh

The way they carry themselves
Stuff like that

Okay

The way that they hang with they boys
And they just stand out
It's like sometimes it
Don't even matter like what they wear or what
They look like it's like, that way
You know?

Yeah

It's like you know you want to talk
To him, because he stands out
It's like he got a glow or something

That's deep

That's what I'm talking about

I thought that was a beautiful point anyone
Else want to deal with that?

It's sometimes, like when they try to act
Funny in front of they boys
Like when they get around say
They love you they
Can't love you 'Cause love-love-love
Wouldn't do that

Love is not phony!

(Laughter)